Description

This festive Christmas rocky road is a delightful no-bake treat combining buttery biscuits, crunchy nuts, mixed dried fruit, and colorful Christmas sweets all coated in rich milk and plain chocolate. Perfect for holiday celebrations, this easy recipe creates a sweet, crunchy, and chewy snack that sets beautifully when chilled and can be decorated with sprinkles or additional sweets for extra holiday cheer.

Ingredients

Scale

Base Ingredients

100g butter, cut into cubes, plus extra for the tin
250g Christmas biscuits, such as shortbread or chocolate biscuits
75g shelled nuts (use up a bag of whole nuts, or bits and bobs from the baking cupboard)
100g mixed dried fruit (such as raisins, cherries or glacé ginger)
75g Christmas sweets (candy canes, marshmallows or jelly sweets)

Chocolate Coating

400g milk or plain chocolate (or a mixture of both), chopped
140g golden syrup (weigh this straight into the pan you will use for melting)

Decoration

2 tbsp sprinkles, or more sweets, to decorate

Instructions

Prepare the Tin and Ingredients: Butter and line a 20cm square tin, or use a 20cm square silicone mould. Break the biscuits into pieces no smaller than a pea but not too chunky to help the rocky road hold together.
Combine Mix-ins: Halve any larger nuts by snapping or cutting them, then combine with the biscuit pieces. Halve any large dried fruit pieces and chop or snap the Christmas sweets into smaller pieces. Add all these to a mixing bowl.
Melt Chocolate Mixture: In a pan over low heat, melt 300g of the chopped chocolate together with the butter and golden syrup, stirring occasionally until smooth and fully combined.
Mix Chocolate with Ingredients: Pour the melted chocolate mixture over the biscuit, nut, and sweet mixture. Stir well to ensure all pieces are fully coated in chocolate.
Set in Tin: Tip the combined mixture into the prepared tin and level the top; it doesn’t need to be completely smooth.
Decorate: Melt the remaining 100g of chocolate separately either in short bursts in the microwave or over a simmering water bath. Drizzle this melted chocolate over the top of the rocky road and sprinkle with the chosen decorations like sprinkles or extra sweets.
Chill and Set: Place the tin in the fridge and chill for at least 3 hours or preferably overnight to allow the rocky road to set firmly.
Serve: Once set, cut into squares and serve chilled. Store leftovers in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Notes

Breaking biscuits into pea-sized pieces ensures a good texture and helps the rocky road to hold together properly.
Adjust the mix-ins based on available goodies in your baking cupboard for a personalized touch.
Using a mixture of milk and plain chocolate allows for richer flavor complexity.
Chilling overnight yields the firmest texture and best cutting results.
Store the rocky road in an airtight container in the refrigerator to keep it fresh for up to four days.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: No-Cook
Cuisine: British

Keywords: Christmas rocky road, holiday sweets, no-bake dessert, chocolate rocky road, festive treats, easy Christmas recipes